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This finishing time equates to an average pace of just under 3 minutes per kilometer or 4 minutes 44 seconds per mile which is an average speed of over 20.4 km per hour. For most runners however the average time for completing a marathon is 4 hours 30 minutes for men and 5 hours 10 minutes for women.The majority of recreational runners have other reasons for entering a marathon such as to achieve a lifetime goal or to raise money for a worthy cause.ne goal in particular that some runners strive to achieve is to break certain time barriers. For example, recreational first timers may plan to complete the race in under 4 hours, whilst seasoned and more experienced marathon runners could be aiming to finish in under 3 hours.
The average runner aged 20-29 finished over a minute later, with a time of 3 hours, 44 minutes and 47 seconds, The Telegraph reports. The overall average finish time for the event was 4 hours 6 minutes and 8 seconds.Read more: 1  London Marathon 2015: middle-aged runners faster than their younger counterparts-Telegraph.OU'LL SHRINK. The average marathon runner will be about 1cm shorter at the end of the race than when they began. This is because over time, the discs in the vertebrae compress, researchers at Swansea University found. However the height decrease is naturally reversed in about one dayâs time.